JAMIE Walker’s family provided a taste of home as he announced himself to his new Valley Parade fan base.

The Scot’s first Bantams outing certainly whetted the appetite for plenty more to come.

Walker was a confident figure on the ball in the comeback against Salford which ended a three-month wait for a home win.

The 28-year-old made a very favourable impression with the supporters as well as his own personal little fan base.

Leaving his young family back in Scotland is the biggest sacrifice behind Walker’s loan move from Hearts.

But they came down from Edinburgh to witness daddy get off to a flying start in West Yorkshire.

Walker said: “I’ve got two young kids and they were at the game – I know my wee boy was happy. But obviously he’s got school so it makes sense to leave him up the road.

“It’s tough being away from family but that’s the job and the way that it is.

“If something comes in the summer that I can stay, then they can move down.”

Talk of the possibility of potentially making the move permanent at the end of the season, if it suits all parties, was raised with Derek Ahead before the game.

He did suggest that Walker could almost play himself out of any deal by doing too well in his spell as a Bantam.

He is unlikely to lack for options when his contract runs out at Tynecastle if Saturday’s highly-promising debut can be backed up on a regular basis.

Walker cramped up at the end before being subbed but that was understandable given that he had not started a game since March – when he was in the Hearts side on the wrong end of a Scottish Cup giant-killing against Highland League side Brora Rangers.

His previous eight outings this season had all come from the Hearts bench with no more than around half an hour’s action at a time.

The last of those sub appearances against Ross County was on Boxing Day but there was no obvious sign of any rust as Adams threw him straight into the fray.

“It was tough going on my legs because I’ve not played much recently,” admitted Walker.

“But the reason I came here was to play football with a smile on my face again and I really enjoyed my debut.

“There’s always a few nerves. It’s the first time that people have seen me play and I was trying to put on a good performance.

“The most important thing was to get the three points for the team. I looked at the table before I signed down here and saw that they had drawn a lot of games.

“So as far as debuts go, it was a big three points.

“It’s only one game but hopefully we can use it as a springboard to really kick on and push us up the table.

“Expectations are always big and hopefully people enjoyed it and there can be a few more of them in the coming weeks.”

Adams highlighted the way Walker can sprint and catch opponents by surprise with a sudden burst of speed.

That was the case with Saturday’s equaliser when he caught out Salford defender Donald Love, nipping in to win the ball with a well-timed challenge which created enough room for Alex Gilliead to get away and cross for the goal.

Walker added: “You’re playing number 10 and it’s all about short, sharp movements in behind. It’s the same when you’re pressing.

“It’s not so much about running long distances that a centre mid would do.

“I’m trying to add that game and I was delighted to win the ball back and we got the equaliser from that.

“That’s my game, trying to float left to right and find space to get on the ball and make things happen.

“I think I did that okay. Hopefully with a little bit more match sharpness and game time I can produce more going forward and score a few goals.

“The hardest thing about the game was getting the first goal. They were in a low block, sitting there, but we moved the ball side to side and were really patient.

“When the equaliser came, there was a great belief and character to go and get the second. Thankfully we did that and got the win.

“The fans stuck by us from the first minute to the last and there was a good atmosphere in that second half. Now I’m looking forward to hopefully playing a few more games here.”

With another free midweek before the next batch of Tuesday night fixtures kick in, Walker has a good opportunity to familiarise himself with his City teammates at training.

“I’ve only been in the door for a few days so over the next few weeks I can get to know the players and the characters they are and way they want to play.

“That can only help me to have a good four or five months.”